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2001 compilation album by Violator
Violator: The Album, V2.0
Released July 24, 2001 (2001-07-24 ) Recorded 2000–01
Genre Length 1 :08 :37
Label
Producer
Violator: The Album (1999)
Violator: The Album, V2.0 (2001)
V3: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (2004)
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
AllMusic
[1] RapReviews 7.5/10
[2]
Violator: The Album, V2.0 is the second and final installment in the
Violator
hip hop
compilations series. It was released on July 24, 2001 through Violator/
Loud Records as a sequel to 1999's
Violator: The Album .
Production was handled by several
record producers , including
Scott Storch ,
Bink! ,
Bryce Wilson ,
Irv Gotti ,
Just Blaze ,
7 Aurelius , and
Eric Nicks , who also served as executive producer together with
Chris Lighty . It features
guest appearances by the likes of
JoJo Pellegrino ,
Remy Ma ,
Capone-N-Noreaga ,
Butch Cassidy ,
Mobb Deep ,
Big Noyd ,
CeeLo Green ,
Fabolous ,
Fat Joe ,
Ja Rule ,
Jadakiss ,
Kurupt ,
Memphis Bleek ,
Missy Elliott ,
Rah Digga ,
Spliff Star and
Styles P among others. The album debuted at number 10 on the
Billboard 200 and number 5 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums .
The album was supported with two
singles :
The Neptunes -produced "What It Is" performed by
Busta Rhymes &
Kelis , which later was included in
Genesis , and
Swizz Beatz -produced "
Put Your Hands Up " performed by
LL Cool J , which peaked at #50 on the
Hot Rap Songs .
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro" Richard Jackson Rich Nice 2:48 2. "
What It Is " (featuring
Busta Rhymes and
Kelis )
The Neptunes 3:38 3. "Grimey" (featuring
Noreaga ) The Neptunes 4:05 4. "
Put Your Hands Up " (featuring
LL Cool J )
Swizz Beatz 3:46 5. "Livin' in da City" (featuring Da Franchise and
Butch Cassidy ) D-Roy 3:31 6. "Come Thru" (featuring Noreaga and
Styles P ) Self 3:28 7. "We Are" (featuring
Funkmaster Flex ,
Memphis Bleek and Geda K)
Just Blaze 3:34 8. "Fiend" (featuring
JoJo Pellegrino ) Calogero 3:42 9. "Sexual Chocolate" (featuring
CeeLo Green )
Thomas Callaway
CeeLo Green 3:59 10. "Ex" (featuring
Missy Elliott ,
Ja Rule and
Tweet ) 5:04 11. "U Feel Me/Options" (featuring
Havoc ,
Fat Joe ,
Remy Ma ,
Capone and
Big Noyd ) 7:20 12. "Livin' the Life" (featuring
Prodigy ,
Jadakiss and Butch Cassidy)
Scott Storch 4:02 13. "Die 3" (featuring The Outfit) Jonathan Williams K. Jackson R. Warmsley Reginald Wilkerson Jonathan Lighty Lickel Reg 3:57 14. "Grind Season" (featuring JoJo Pellegrino and
Kurupt ) Calogero 4:26 15. "Hoppin' in My Car" (featuring Hollyhood)
Bryce Wilson 3:16 16. "Next Generation" (featuring JoJo Pellegrino,
Cadillac Tah ,
Red Café ,
Fabolous , Fortune and Remy Ma) 3:26 17. "Can't Get Enough" (featuring Meka,
Spliff Star and
Rah Digga ) Scott Storch 4:35 Total length: 1:08:37
Leftover track
Notes
"Intro" features additional vocals from
DJ Kay Slay and
Kool DJ Red Alert and is missing on LP version
"Come Thru" contains excerpts from "
Early in the Morning " written by
Mike Leander and Eddie Seago
"Fiend" contains excerpts from "
Microphone Fiend " written and performed by
Eric B. & Rakim
"U Feel Me/Options" is split on LP version as "U Feel Me" written and performed by
Havoc ,
Fat Joe and
Remy Ma , and "Options" written by
Capone ,
Big Noyd and
Bink! and performed by Capone and Noyd
"Next Generation" contains excerpts from "New Generation" written by Darney Rivers, Anthony Carlos Smith,
Teddy Riley and Robert Wells and performed by The Classical Two, and "
Get on the Good Foot " written by
James Brown ,
Fred Wesley and Joseph Mims and performed by James Brown
"Can't Get Enough" contains a CD hidden track "Outro" written and produced by Richard "Rich Nice" Jackson featuring additional vocals from Kay Slay and Red Alert
Charts
References
^ DiBella, M.F.
"Violator: The Album, Vol. 2 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" .
AllMusic . Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 7, 2001).
"Various Artists :: Violator: The Album V2.0 – RapReviews" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
^
"Billboard 200 Chart: Week of August 11, 2001" .
Billboard . Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
^
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" .
Billboard . Vol. 113, no. 32.
Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 11, 2001. p. 34.
ISSN
0006-2510 . Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
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